painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
accomplishment; execution
headset (for phones, etc.); headset (bicycle)
boxer (fighter); boxer (dog breed)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
notice; attention; observation
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
personal feelings; self-interest
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
something handed down (usu. an order)
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
silence; stillness; quietness
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
true character; real nature
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy